Toxin-antitoxin systems and their medical applications: current status and future perspective
Almost all bacteria synthesize two types of toxins—one for its survival by regulating different
cellular processes and another as a strategy to interact with host cells for pathogenesis …
cellular processes and another as a strategy to interact with host cells for pathogenesis …
A systematic overview of type II and III toxin-antitoxin systems with a focus on druggability
SM Kang, DH Kim, C Jin, BJ Lee - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are known to play various roles in physiological processes,
such as gene regulation, growth arrest and survival, in bacteria exposed to environmental …
such as gene regulation, growth arrest and survival, in bacteria exposed to environmental …
Structural and functional studies of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis VapBC30 toxin-antitoxin system: implications for the design of novel antimicrobial peptides
IG Lee, SJ Lee, S Chae, KY Lee, JH Kim… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems play important roles in bacterial physiology, such as multidrug
tolerance, biofilm formation, and arrest of cellular growth under stress conditions. To develop …
tolerance, biofilm formation, and arrest of cellular growth under stress conditions. To develop …
Modulators of protein–protein interactions as antimicrobial agents
R Kahan, DJ Worm, GV de Castro, S Ng… - RSC Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein–Protein interactions (PPIs) are involved in a myriad of cellular processes in all living
organisms and the modulation of PPIs is already under investigation for the development of …
organisms and the modulation of PPIs is already under investigation for the development of …
Targeting type II toxin–antitoxin systems as antibacterial strategies
The identification of novel targets for antimicrobial agents is crucial for combating infectious
diseases caused by evolving bacterial pathogens. Components of bacterial toxin–antitoxin …
diseases caused by evolving bacterial pathogens. Components of bacterial toxin–antitoxin …
Artificial Activation of Escherichia coli mazEF and hipBA Toxin–Antitoxin Systems by Antisense Peptide Nucleic Acids as an Antibacterial Strategy
M Równicki, T Pieńko, J Czarnecki… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The search for new, non-standard targets is currently a high priority in the design of new
antibacterial compounds. Bacterial toxin–antitoxin systems (TAs) are genetic modules that …
antibacterial compounds. Bacterial toxin–antitoxin systems (TAs) are genetic modules that …
Functional details of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis VapBC26 toxin-antitoxin system based on a structural study: insights into unique binding and antibiotic peptides
SM Kang, DH Kim, KY Lee, SJ Park… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are essential for bacterial persistence under stressful
conditions. In particular, Mycobacterium tuberculosis express VapBC TA genes that encode …
conditions. In particular, Mycobacterium tuberculosis express VapBC TA genes that encode …
Functional insights into the Streptococcus pneumoniae HicBA toxin–antitoxin system based on a structural study
DH Kim, SM Kang, SJ Park, C Jin… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Streptococcus pneumonia has attracted increasing attention due to its resistance to existing
antibiotics. TA systems are essential for bacterial persistence under stressful conditions such …
antibiotics. TA systems are essential for bacterial persistence under stressful conditions such …
Development of toxin-antitoxin self-destructive bacteria, aimed for salmonella vaccination
N Gruzdev, J Pitcovski, C Katz, N Ruimi, D Eliahu… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
The most common source of foodborne Salmonella infection in humans is poultry eggs and
meat, such that prevention of human infection is mostly achieved by vaccination of farm …
meat, such that prevention of human infection is mostly achieved by vaccination of farm …
Structural analyses of the MazEF4 toxin-antitoxin pair in Mycobacterium tuberculosis provide evidence for a unique extracellular death factor
DH Ahn, KY Lee, SJ Lee, SJ Park, HJ Yoon… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
The bacterial toxin-antitoxin MazEF system in the tuberculosis (TB)-causing bacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is activated under unfavorable conditions, including starvation …
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is activated under unfavorable conditions, including starvation …